How about them Canucks?
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It’s like 4 SPs in a row you didn’t clique with after consistently having amazing times with most of the previous 50 SPs. That’s all it is. It cant go on forever.
Sometimes a little losing is in order to regain composure, since we can tend to get a little overconfident when everything is going well and we let up. A few loses in a row might do good for the Canucks in regards to the bigger picture.
Sometimes a little losing is in order to regain composure, since we can tend to get a little overconfident when everything is going well and we let up. A few loses in a row might do good for the Canucks in regards to the bigger picture.
No better way to end a losing streak is beating the Bruins.
It’s like what the Cheifs did to the Bills, Ravens, and 49-ers.
Except it’s hockey.
Find a way to win when it matters most.
A slump doesn’t define your season, your prospects, or your character.
Just execute when you hit the playoffs baby!!!
Except it’s hockey.
Find a way to win when it matters most.
A slump doesn’t define your season, your prospects, or your character.
Just execute when you hit the playoffs baby!!!
If you’re a Canucks fan, what I would say is it’s not going to help the team if all the fans start to get negative, and if we’re up and down like yo-yo’s. What I think would help them is supporting through the thick and thin. That’s how I see it.
Also, if you watched that recent win against Boston you would have seen just how good the canucks are. They were all over the bruins through the game yet down 2 and then the tables turned and they came back in the last 10 minutes and won in overtime, which they totally deserved in that game since they were getting chance after chance and then finally buried it.
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Elias Pettersson signed an 8 year contract extension.
How do you think what fans think would possibly impact a business filled with millionaires that have minimal contact with the average fan?
My point is, how do fans think they influence how a team plays, or how individuals play? They have zero influence on a team's play if get on social media and post how great they are, or how lousy they are.
I think I might get accused of being the White knight for the Canucks.
For one, they might be millionaires, but it’s not like their spoiled trust fund children, they worked very hard to get there ( I’m not necessarily fond of the idea of how much professional athletes make, or maybe I’m just jealous, but as far as I know we the people fund their ability to make that much). If I would have had the discipline and work ethic when I was young maybe I would be in their shoes ( or skates I should say).
On the note about fans having nothing to do with anything. These players are human and mostly pretty young, and the mental game is a big one in any sport. I’m not talking about a couple of fans here and there. I’m saying if the canucks fans in general ( the majority) start getting negative after a little slump, I think the players could notice, unless they live completely outside of society with no connection to the real world (media etc). My thought is they’re already probably feeling the pressure from losing a few in a row and I think if everyone starts to get negative, it might just add more to the pressure they’re feeling (sure I could be wrong). Some pressure can be good, but it can also affect the mental game negatively.
Maybe your right about external pressures (fans, media etc) having no bearing on there performance but whether it does or not I’m not going to be a negative voice, because I know how negativity can spread. Now if they all of a sudden lost enough games to not make playoffs, I think there will be some negativity coming from me.
I keep it all in perspective with pro sports in general these days. I understand it’s a business and once I get past the fact that there is usually not much loyalty between players and teams, even when they want you to believe that there is, then I am okay with it. I have found it enjoyable with the Canucks this year because it was kind of an unexpected surprise. I don’t live and die with it. It’s just another form of entertainment to me.
I'd rather have them team go into the playoffs a bit on edge than have them romp to the Presidents' Trophy and then worry about complacency sneaking in to the locker room. Confidence, yes, but as soon as some expect to win without having to go out there and play with 100% focus to take it, that's a death knell.
Whether it's the Canucks or the Canadian olympic team, some of the best actual performances at pressure time have come when they are in "fight to survive" mode mentally, working for it each and every moment right until the actual buzzer.
So I get the point you are making. They have to be at least a little bit hungry for it, feeling the need to prove their worth in battle, rather than have people bathe them in empty hype and ass-kissing. Not sure if every sport is like this, but it's definitely true in hockey.
IF the Canucks are truly ready for these playoffs, this is how they will be. That and injuries are the big deciding factor in the playoffs. Pray for good health, but scream for intensity and focus.
They will have to battle right down to the wire if they expect to keep first place and avoid Las Vegas in the first round and have them play Edmonton instead which should be a fight to the death. That should be enough incentive to maintain the intensity.
